The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 September 1908

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1908. NO. 6,396
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    111 1 Training notes will be found on pi c 8. A lire broke at Kerbau road yesterday morning Page 5. The ciS9 against the Shipping Conference is suinmad vp Page 5. Cholera has broken out seriously m St. Petersburg Page 5. Extracts from the R. G.'s. Report on
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    DREAMS.
    1529 1 To even inadequately attempt to gather together and cots.der carefully all that has beeu sung and siid concerning dreams, would be a task which the clearest mind might shun with good excuse. Dreams have been since the world began, and will be till the human world is ended, one
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      423 1 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co, LIMITED. Authorized Qapital $250,000. HEAD OFFICE, SINGAPORE, S.S. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Chairman. G. A. D Messrs. Derrick Co. Vice Chairman. Hi Ewrs. Behn Meyer ,v Co.. Ltd. Managing Director. A. H. Fair. E Chief Medical Officer. Peter Fowlie, m.b.. cm., F. If. Klliott. lessrs.
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      585 1 Dr. W. R. LAMB, AMERICAN OCULIST AND OPTICIAN, Desires to announce to the citizens of Singapore that he has opened an office, corner of j St. Andrews-rd and High-st (Grand Hotel de l'Europe), where he will remain until September I S tli a short yet sufficient time to give those
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      189 1 Entertainment*;. I TO-NIGHT. DIEPPE CIRCUIT, JULY 1908. The MOST REALISTIC motor CAR RACE ever produced SYNOPSIS OF EVENTS.— The CUPS-FIRST prize for small care— THE BRIDGE at d 1 Ancoart— ACCIDENT the car driven by CISSAE. his death— At LONDINIERES turning— AT EU— The winner GUYOT on bis Delage car.
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      62 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Furniture sale on Sept. 19 Page 3. Wanted small furnished house Page 3. Room with breakfast only Page 1. To let. 5b Mount Sophia and 3« Cavenagh road Page 3. Robinson and Company are selling off watches Page 5. The RiDg and the Book, a Conference pamphlet Page
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      407 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday. 16th Siefc Water 1 58 a,l 51 p S.C C Tennis. Thursday, 17th FJigh Water.— 2.43 a., 2.30 p Birthday Shorts Johore. 8.1. Mail Homeward close", 3 p S.V.I. Company Drill, Drill Hull, 5.30 p S.C.C. Tennis." Friday. 18th High Water.— 3 52 a.. 3.20 p Legislative
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      197 2 IYIIuHkLIN r^ ces Reduced The constant extension of our works combined with improved methods of manufacture, has enabled us to lower the cost of production. H OB i s tl>e tyre that wins all the lUI 11.1.1 11 bi£ races. TARGA FLORIO (277 h miles) First NINE on Michelins. GRAND
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      567 2 NOTIQES. SINGAPORE K3ANJI RAILWAY. For the convenience of Singapore Guests invited to the Birthday Banquet of His Highness the Sultan of Johore, a special train will run on Thursday Sept. 17th as follows Tank Road Departure 6-35 p.m. Newton 6-40 p.m. Johore Arrival 7-33 p.m. Johore Departure 11-30 p.m. Xewton
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      427 2 INSURANGES. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO,, LTD. PIKE AND MARINE YAN6-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. LTD. MAEINE GHiNA F.RE INSURANCE CO,, LTD. FIRE Fire and Marine Risks of every description underwritten at lowest current rates. Adamson Giifillan Co. Lid. (n p< ra! Agents. A J. Si tt, UllgCff [UHBOHMM J>fpar;;ijent. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE
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      415 2 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Bmkm Corporation. PAH>-ur Camul r. r >,000,000 Rbskkvb Fund i Sfcerlini? Reserve 5.000,000) g qa()iiMn Silver Reserve $14, •°W.OOO Rbseevi Liability of Proprietors 115,000,0XJ COUET <F DiJiBOTOES. E. 8k r»: b| -'^a. ua> U >n. Mr. "VV J Q m -H_.is_t_». B G Et_JUU >is, Esq. B
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    TAIPING BISLEY.
    277 3 lowng i the Korei of 9>me of the imp nfctsfl strata of the rifls meeting:— Tin t;- aan Shikld. d by Taiping by eight points. The Osborne Shield h*« now been fired for the following results Ipoh, 1905 Taiping, 1906 Taiping, [poh, and 1903 Taiping. Taiping therefore leads
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    DECEPTIVE TRADING.
    42 3 no doubt whatever that a considerable y oi tba business that is done nowadays is the outcome of make-believe. The lying advertisement, the untruthful cription, the misleading ticket, are all used to decoy and trap the unwary customer. Tailor j
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    THE MALAY STATES GUIDES.
    67 3 T 3, who came to king, were to leave the camp on Aug. 14 for the P. and O. steamship 8 boat they will proU a officer- that the team Lave thoroughly en- m Kngland, bat that their was derived from their pre- to Lieut. Gen.
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    IMPERIAL SURVEYS.
    146 3 Throng pire an invaluable work cd on by the Colonial Survey first time perhaps since hair Erod those lands, an attempt has map oat the wild and unknown cour I prepare correct records of their res. More than 56,000 square of the British African possessions have been topograpb:
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    THE SEW SURVEYORGENERAL.
    171 3 Lieut- Colonel H, Milbourne Jackson, I who wii' X gl ii d to take up the app. of Surveyor- Gecesal of the has had much experience ia this k. He joined the Indian Survey m 1- -re he rereaiLed until 1895. Doricg that .c took part i:i
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      48 3 > Not if as Rich as Rothschilds. If you had all the v.<a>i; ofl Elothsclrikb, you could not buy a better BMfKflOM for boi complaints than Chamberlain's Cue Cholera and Diarrhoea Bonndy. The most emineEt physician can I pnaerikt a bet:tr preparation for colic and diarrhoea, both fur children
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      512 3 FOR STILE. FOR SALE Two valuable land concessions on the East Coast of Sumatra. Suitable for cultivation Rubber and Tobacco under favourable conon*. The conceptions have already been worked and there aru about 2,500 acres ready for planting, Apply to E.G. c o Free Press." Sept 10 ws v.c BRUNEI
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      516 3 mienoNS. RE W. BOUUBTE (Deceased). The undersigned has received instructions TO SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION AT No. 8, EDI SENG PLACE. On Saturday, the 19th September, at 2 p.m. All the household Furniture Comprising Dining, Sitting and Bedroom Furniture. H. A. CRANE, Auctioneer. Sept 16 20.9 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. AUCTION SALE
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      556 3 TO LET. TO LET. No. Sb, Mount Sophia. Apply to No. 2. Orchard Road. Sept 1(5 15.10 TO BE LET. The comfortable and pleasantly situated residence known as No. 38. Cavenagh Road. Entry Ist October. POWELL Co., Auctioneers. Sept 16 23.9 OFFICE TO BE LET, No. 7 Battery Road. Apply
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      221 3 ELECTRIC are not more siknt when running than FOR Simplicity Reliability and Elegance These Cars are unrivalled. 10 12 H. P. "Humber" 20 H. P. have been sold locally and every one of them is giving complete satisfaction. A recent testimonial says "I have completed 25,000 miles en a Coy-
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    The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1908.
    2171 4 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1908. ..in, As it is now a matter of official iuforma- tion that the American fleet will call at Singaporo on its way to the United Stales via the Mediterranean, and as Singapore will represent tho first British Crown Colony to be visitel
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    PRESENTATION TO MR. DOWN.
    408 4 A pleasant little ceremony tcok p] Kr L>w Kirn Pong's r< i si leuce m shire Kjad Ust evening, when the and ludiau merchants wh" Borneo Company, Led to biJ voyage to Mr. and TLdecorated with bicners m honour occasion. The quests of the eraaioj driven
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      447 4 I S I D D E I E Y ***** MILES 0F For Full I PUBLIC SERVICE, Particulars QARS. West Clyde Street. kX to the w n i•\* Helensburg. A J July Ist, 1907. Sole Agents for We are extr^nely well pleas- SS FMS The British War e «l wHb
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      282 4 2 STUDIOS 2 I Adapted to the Morning and I to the Afternoon Light. They are the Largest, Coolest and best Equipped Studios m the Colony, and are situated m the most picturesque part of the town, adjoining Government House Domain Moreover, we possess m a high degree all the
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    CANADA'S FOREST FIRES.
    25 5 >ke Causes Ship Collision. The smoke frcm the jg imped.ns? 1 a on i!i9 S:. Lawrence. liners C I col--1 m a.» > <
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    THE U.S.A. ELECTIONS.
    106 5 THE U .S .A. ELECTIONS. ROOT DENOUNCES THE YELLOW PRESS. At 's Friendships, Submarine Telegnq b Renter's S8 pin. Mr X jot, speaking at the Republican ConI J rk at which he presided, -red tint tfcfl utcries of the senl home and abroad had failed to d c good understiniing
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    TO ARBITRATE TRADE DISPUTES.
    18 5 o0 p.m. d Churchill has prapared a ujansnt tritrade disp jur will b? repn
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    60 5 .on Mon- 1 lav 1 0 43 Miss Aire 1 44 _Mi-.s MVXiir 44 ver 4 Mrs Hartne -»l us 10 mn 12 11 4. 6 4. Freer MrMrs 3! _er scr t'-l 1 but eturn.F CLUB. Plated on Frii Ith. B -.4 Mi 71 9
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    THE ASSIZES.
    25 5 of Li I i!i wife Ttu ■Ir Hist r, apMr V. I>. Kd son not •ks. argued B iesiion I 3 acly. gtd.
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    54 5 9 of the S. C. C. are particularly B tc .l further notice B tennis payed on t'; _rames necessary to complete the m-1 needs, uud will be eat. *ernoon L Coghl&n held an au c of the steam 7 rett and 307 re- < -uls or 3bc v b
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    COTTON WAR.
    84 5 A Bishop's Views. (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's.) Received at 10.50 a.m. The second ballot of the Lancashire cotton operatives will be taken on tbe question of accepting a reduction m January. A letter from Bishop Welldoc, referring to the sma-lGes3 of the issue m the cotton dispute, warmly
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    MOROCCO'S. NEW SULTAN.
    108 5 What He is Expected to Agree to. A Franco- Spanish Note has been presented, which proposes that Mulai Ha fid, prior to recognition, confirms tha Algeciras and other engagements of his predecessor, and assumes the responsibility of his Government's debts to individuals, including the kblanea indemnities. He
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    CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.
    32 5 h;c3;ved Sept. joth, 10 30 a.m. Ie Bof cholera have occurred at St. Petersburg yesterday, of which 34 proved I. There are also suspected cases m A <triaand Germany.
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    SERIOUS ALLEGATION.
    257 5 bantini Station Cha Davandra N&th Ghoshall, an Indian asjeon stationed at the quarantine 9 John's island, appeared before Mr Colman, third magistrate, yesterday on j Mr G. G Seth conducted the preliminary enquiry on behalf of the Attorney General, and Mr Everitt represented the complainant, a C": man
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    FIRE IN KERBAU ROAD.
    200 5 Mr Pel ck to Singap m pc of a tire m the early hours of iv morning. A shop house Xv>. 2»'> ia Kerbau Road was discovered to be m rl lines about half ra?t two. The lower w-».s used as a spiiit shnp and the
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    THE SHIPPING RING
    1443 5 THE SHIPPING RING SUMMARY OF THE CASE AGAINST. Government Should Move. With this article we conclude, for the time being, the case against the Shipping Conference and Secret Rebates. The evidence is contained m. The Report of the Commission (Straits Homeward Conference) 1902. The Colonial Secret uv's Report (Straits) for
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    13 5 Ladies who ai*e about to become mothers and those courageous women who nurse
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    H. M. S. CRESCENT.
    77 5 H. M. S. Crescent arrived m Singapore on Monday night, on her way to China with reliefs for the Handy, tha King Alfred and the Tamar, the receiving ship on the China Station. At Colombo she left reliefs for the Astraea. She will bo followed m
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    SHIELD FOOTBALL.
    65 5 The S.R.C. played the X GA. list evening on the SK C. ground before a fairly large crowd. The artillery had to play a substitute picked up on tho field. The game was not Kciiiug, but the S R C, held their opponents and scored iv the first
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    CULTIVATED RUBBER.
    49 5 The monthly returns of cultivated rubber exported from the F. M. S. show tint m August Perab exported 52,853 lb., Selangor 220,8141 b, Negri Sembilan 18,6091 b. Th:s gi\>s a total of 292,276 lb, or for the first eight months 1,900,536 lb, an increase of 726,392 lb.
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    TIN EXPORTS.
    54 5 From January to August this year there wss exported from Selangor 23,392 15 pikuh of block tin and 161, 329- 03 pikuls of tin ore. Tills is a decrease from last year of 00,017 pikuls of tin and an increase of 41,348-17 pikuls of ora. The decrease m
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    29 5 > < The meeting at the Y. M. C. A. this evening is at 9 pm. The speaker will be Mr S. Donnithorne, aud the subject The Paty of Jesus Cbrist."
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      22 5 Pneumonia. l/hi^ disease always results from a cold or i Om an attack of influenza. Chamberlain's Cmiph Rpmpidv nnicklv cnrps thesp. ailmpnfs
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      147 5 ROBINSON cO. THREE GOOD WATCHES IN THE CASH CLEARANCE SALE "*^X In our New Special ff N^ |j I Dust Proof Fure Nickel (ase Absolutely V-^* Eon-Mtgnetic >*''+ \li r^4j% our name J^S < v -W f^% O*thi dial and f'/ f ■S— worki cSi I j s sfckt ii
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    AMOY AND THE AMERICAN FLEET.
    308 6 With regttd to the prt parati: c- now being made m Atuoy by the Chiru.-e to welcome the American BatUesbip Fleet, it appears that all arrangement.. Id the provi-i ouing of the v C R> 4 their -ix .lays' sojourn m Amoy hj. v -iii^factonly
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    JAPAN'S NAVY.
    190 6 Mikado" < SBAFiGHTnro Fosca is Pushing T<w am Third Pi ace. The Japar.- ttstj take third plaoe m t.- BftTiM termed m 1911, according to the ta! ulation made Qarman N try League i August rep Notwithstanding the assertions of Japan's bad positior!," the article sa jB, tue
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    PENANG VIEWS.
    208 6 The Pinang Gazette referring to the Confer- j Hja Then is a Bti m^ kgitation start- j ed m the Sovfchen SetUemenl m favour of ►■gislation being ictrcducei against the! a of secret rebates. This is only what j we have urged m these columns time and j
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    THE BANGKOK MONEY MARKET.
    191 6 Favourable Ch US An nCEPI d We ui:^'r-:.ind that the tightness inthelocal ey narket irill ease off a bit now. So Car as we know the stringency arose from m U b Ban! a )wing to the iftioßfl of ex :..n_'-' daring the- st f j
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      541 6 A crown of glory is a beautiful bead of hair. An Australian lady t^y^SL now m London (U %^h V) date Jan. 28, I i fUj I "Ayer's Hair Vigor ■j i' &A>vffl haa don>i m y hair gi^j^ft Thanks to it, my hair vi F^'j 13 now thick, glossy,
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      738 6 SHIPPING. P O STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London, Through Bills of Lading issued for China Ooast, Persian Gull, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will Uxvt Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Ouiirard (for China) 1908 Delta Sept. 25
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      657 6 SHIPPING l &5J*" J3-J S3 UjiMTrtf-ria OCEAW STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd, A N D China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Strait-, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight, and for Genoa,
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      527 6 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. I i The ntnamorn of this Company maintaio a regular service between Hainbur<:, }>rc-njen, 1 Antwerp-, and li'uLteni&m, tad Urn Btw p China and Japan. Honaevrards. they are despatched fortnightly for Havrt- and Uauibarg and once a month for i BremerLaveii direct, calling at Penang
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      450 6 SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Eiemen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The but and —iff-frliftTi mail stumers o* t) s n1 1 iif ill j HQ -tm^huj? tttm Bremen, Hdm))urt: via BoMiblmb, AAtwetp, uthAmpton' (ribraicAr, <ic-.r>.>&, Hifepltaj (oOWMOt&QC Btai 1 Niaplflftj AlMDHkbii Md ran v^r«a) Port Said! i Suyz, Adflß, 'o\ ni v
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    285 7 njimipfp. 14th September, 19 B, Bear<. L per eattj 6 do. Fr- do 16 Beef per 11.. 17 Bee: 91 ...do. 1« Bean Spr .*:y 2 Bamboo Sprouts 4 1H Brinjals do. 5 B rii do. 16 do., China do. nil do do. 4 Carrots, Imported do.
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    NORTH SEA TERRITORIES.
    142 7 rJSCM OF THE 0. iutenance < the si qno m bordering upon the N rtfa Sea .bjfct of an agreement I- :he kingdom. Denmark. France. Germany, veden. This agreeat Berlin on April 23, and rlin on follows .ion French, German, Governments, ani- lengthen the tiea bourly friendship
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    SAVED FROM THE KNIFE.
    309 7 Mr. C. Mayne. of 52, Gladstone Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, England, says I Buffered eight or nine years from chronic in:'animation of the kidneys and stone. I was Twice Examined UKDSB the X-Rays, and the doctor> thought they could see the stone. I vnUB told again and
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    EXCHANGE.
    80 7 (Corrected up to Sept 15.) Bank4in/ 8 2/4J demand M 2/4 Private credits 3 m/B w 2/4 1 credits 6 m/s M 2/iV Pbakci, demand Bsnk». 292 GaaMANT. demand w M 237 h [ndia, T. T, w 175 HoNGKOwa, demand 22 f Tokokama, demacd 118] Tava, demand M 1
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    PRODUCE.
    141 7 Sept 15. ■*.Tin buyers $65.70 Gambier buyers 7.75 Gambler Onbe No. 1 12.00 Gambler Chibe No. 2 10.00 Pepper Black (ord'n. S'pora) buyers 10.55 Pepper, Whito (fairL.W. 5p c buyers 16.25 Nutmegs (110 to the 1b.).« M 20.00 1 Nutmegs (SO to the Ib.) w 2 .00 iilace (Banda)
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    SHARES.
    753 7 Capital Capital Issoc Paid Issaed paid up Value op Company. Qo_:*i_ioa $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd 675 $300,000 225.000 10 10 Eruang Limited 650 $600,000 600,000 10 10 Bruseb Hydraulic Tin M. Oo Ltd 11 < 0 £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Co Ltd
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      19 7 A Gocd F.- iv.iv Licimt I with a of Chamberlain's Pain Baira. For cuts urns, scalds or s .r:<.s.^hich
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      353 7 On the Berth. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. For Hongkong-. Shanghai and Japan Ports. The Imperial German Mail Steamer "ZIETEN 8,043 Tons, Captain Prosch, having left Colombo on Sunday the 13th inst., at 1 p.m may be expected to arrive here on Saturday morning the 19th idtni. She will probably be despatched for
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      311 7 On the Berth. N. D. L m combination with STRAITS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. Combined Round Voyages Singapore-Deli (Sumatra)-Penang F. M. S. ports-Singapore OR Singapore, F. M. S. ports, Penang, Deli (Sumatra), Singapore by N. D. L. lirst class passenger steamers lianee and Malaya aud the well known steamers of the
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      265 7 THE YOKOHAmA DBOIC G0. f LTD, No. DOCK. No. 2 DOCK. Length Inside 514 ft. Length inside 375 ft Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott V\ Idth of entrance, top < bott 75 ft. ft. Water on blocks 27.fi ft. Water on blocks 20.5 ft. Time to pump out
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    886 8 The lawn :eun> tournament is im| drawing to a clo?e km) prophecies an beginning to oobm home to roost Mo»t pi ivers weri probably aa surprised as we were to see B OM -.nd Braddell 1 -eaten, and it is rataec bardlcck to h-.ve one's easiest forecast bowled
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    F. M. STATES ANNUAL REPORT.
    1033 8 Tanjong Pagar Speculation. From the Resident General's annual report it appears that the united revenue of the F.M.S. amounted to $28,793,745 an excess over Ihe p-evious year of si ,5 70,2 70, of which $1,354,592 was the gain on the realisation of the Tanjong Paear
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    563 8 Acetine (Fenton) was the first of Bryan9's string to take the course. He is looking very well indeed and indulged m half pace work for a distance extending over 1| miles. Gillo (Bryans) also m good condit ion and moving freely did the course twice slowly. Cardinal (Bryans)
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    THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    187 8 Something of a surprise was created by the defeat of Green and Seth m the Profession Pairs last evening. Mayson and Foreman who played a five game have now to meet Gaunt and Everitt m Ihe final. Godfrey and Mergler beat Phipps and Fulcher and now have
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    175 8 A cargo of coal arrived from Newcastle, N. S. W., yesterday, by the Kilkerran. The British steamer Vedra brought a cargo of petroleum yesterday from Palembang. A cargo of betzice arrived by the British steamer Bullmouth on Monday from P. Samboe. The quarantine t cl»red agUßst Hongkong on
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      21 8 Ecught, Sold or Exchanged Pianos at $150 and Upwards by different Makers Guaranteed m Perfect Order and Made for the Climate.
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      153 8 DE KGNINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Cxder Contract with the Nkthkrla ia Oovr Agents at Singapore, Ship Agency, late J. Daendeis &C< 2-3. Collyer Qua* THE UNDERMENTIONED DATEs OF DEPARTURE AXE ONLY APPROXIMATE. 8.6. HROUWER Mcc-ara-Saba. Simpang and Djambi s.B. Laubens Pit Bicuw, Ptigt-B&dja and Rengat >.>. \an der Lyn Pontianak aud
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      438 8 CLEARANCES. Sept 14. Yetorofu Mara, Jap. str., Sato, for Hongkong and Japan. Sept. 15. Cheang Hock Kian, Dut. str., Van der Harst for Bagon. Rnjah of Sarawak, Sar. str., Moxon, for Farawak. Isabella, Dut. str., Sulong, for Rhio and Singkep. Van Outhoorn, Dut. str., Boon, for Rhio and Batavia. Karang,
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      553 8 VESSELS IN PORT. f^t- SRSi^R. c T™? er Wu S£*. v%: BRrvawi Pr. YmohttSi Evrard Sept 1 4 Sei Mew OoLYaokti leuian Sept 14 Uncertain <fr-p Flag Tons Master Arm From Coosigi AjJa; Brit 4478 Curtano Sept 13 Hongkong Kaa«ft«ld London Arconia R>3 3S 293 Jinesieon Sept 13 Hongkong B
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